A Syrian refugee has been presented with woodworking tools so that he can help with the creation of a new space for reflection in the churchyard at Beverley Minster.
Yassar Sheikh Debes, 48, has been loaned a set of chisels to enable him to carry out voluntary work on Beverley Minster’s Sanctuary project, which will involve him helping to develop the outdoor sanctuary space at the Minster.
Hull and East Riding residents are being reminded which NHS services are available to them this bank holiday on Monday 31 August 2021.
If you need medical help, the NHS is here for you – Urgent Treatment Centres (UTC), out of hours GP services and some pharmacies across Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire will remain open. GP practices and most pharmacies will be closed on the bank holiday.
An East Riding ward councillor has stepped in to set the record straight, and sing Molescroft’s praises after reports of antisocial behaviour emerged in social media and local newspapers, over the summer.
A reconstruction of Beverley Library and Art Gallery as it was back in 1910 has been built using LEGO Bricks and is on display in Beverley Library until Saturday, 2 October.
The amazing construction has been built by clever LEGO Brick experts from BrickBox in Hull, to complement the ‘Brick Wonders’ exhibition in Beverley Art Gallery.
New Pure Broadband managing director Tony Jopling has revealed that he’s hoping the company will double its growth over the next three years under his lead.
Tony is stepping up from the role of the chief operating officer at the Hull-based ultrafast broadband provider to take on a more strategic approach as the company continues on its upward trajectory.
After its 2019 success, Viking FM’s Cash for Kids is excited to bring the Charity Sports Challenge back to the local region. Its goal is to help local grassroots junior sports clubs in need of funding.
Cash for Kids is looking for local grassroots junior sports clubs to sign up and take part in a competition giving them the chance to win a cash grant of up to £5,000.
Bus company East Yorkshire has announced that from 5 September it will be revamping its Beverley and Hornsea buses to create more opportunities for travel in the towns.
The improvements, which are the biggest shake-up of buses in the area for several years, will include two new services around Beverley, plus a new link to allow Hornsea residents to get directly to Castle Hill Hospital without having to change buses.
A representative of a local branch of the Armed Forces and Veterans Breakfast Clubs (AFVBC) visited a Middleton on the Wolds business recently to give thanks for its generosity.
Founder and Co-Admin of Driffield AFVBC, Ian Dewar made the journey from his home in the village to present a certificate of thanks to Soanes Poultry’s MD, Nigel Upson.
Work to improve active travel links between Hull and the East Riding will begin next week.
Over 5km of Beverley Road will be revamped as part of plans to create a safer environment for cyclists travelling along this main route into the city.
An international opera singer is heading home to East Yorkshire to perform for a life-saving charity in an exclusive, hidden gem of a venue.
Mezzo soprano Katy Marriott, who has returned to Beverley following a career singing across Europe, will be joined by the Wedding Belles choir presenting songs from The Sound of Music at The Chapel of Saint Mary and Everilda at Everingham Park.
A couple who retired and relocated from Lancashire to be closer to their grown up children in Hull, say they have made a positive move into Hull City Centre.
Dr Pranab Sarkar and his wife, Ratna are new residents at The Glass House in Queen’s Gardens.
The Mayor of Beverley is asking residents of the town to nominate their good neighbours for a civic award. Since March 2019, Beverley, like the rest of the world, has experienced challenging times due to Covid-19.
However, this has also brought with it an extra special sense of community spirit, as individuals and organisations have gone that bit further to look after friends and neighbours.
Humberside Police have released CCTV images of a person they are trying to locate following the theft of a bike.
The specialist bike was stolen from Beverley Town Centre. Police say there has been a possible sighting of the bike in Scarbrough
East Riding Leisure Haltemprice and East Riding Leisure Beverley are now recycling 100% of their food waste, and also their disposable coffee cups and other plant-based food packaging.
To complement the hugely popular ‘Brick Wonders’ exhibition now on display at Beverley Art Gallery, there is a chance to enter an exciting new competition!
A hospital in Yorkshire has become the first in the country to support patient care by bringing poetry, stories and chat to the bedside in a partnership that has its roots in the UK City of Culture programme.
Library Link has completed a pilot scheme with volunteers from Hull and East Yorkshire reading poems and short stories to patients in wards and waiting rooms at Hull Royal Infirmary and is now gearing up to return post-Covid.
The annual Bridlington Kite Festival – a weekend of vibrant kites soaring high above Sewerby Fields in the seaside town – is set to return in September. As a result, visitors can now find out more about the weekend’s activities by visiting the brand-new web page.
For those looking for something to do with the children this summer, there is a chance to let their imaginations run wild at fun and engaging Lego® events at East Riding Libraries.
For the younger ones, aged 2-7, there is a Storytime with a difference at the Duplo Lego® Storytime Stay and Play events; the event will trigger their imagination with a super story and then set them free to create whatever they like with beautifully bright Duplo sets.